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Manny Ramirez's Future in the MLB

 

Published 8/4/2008 by Ryan Hartung at Bleacher Report - MLB

In my opinion Manny Ramirez's stay in LA won't be long. After this year he will be a free agent and he will be looking for big bucks. This will be his last chance at a huge contract. Manny will need to play in the AL for the DH rule because, lets be honest, he is a below average outfielder without much speed and is aging. Now at 36 years old his skills have noticably declined.     year  team        G     AB        R      H     2B    HR     RBI         BA     OBP     SLG 2004   BOS    152    568    108   175   44    43   130        .308   .397 .613 2005   BOS 152 554 ... (link)

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